1880 in New Zealand

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

*Head of State - Queen Victoria
*Governor – Sir Hercules Robinson leaves on 9 September to take up the position of High Commissioner in South Africa. The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon becomes Governor on 29 November.

Government and law

The 7th Parliament continues.

*Speaker of the House - Maurice O'Rorke.
*Premier – John Hall (New Zealand)
*Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson
*Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

Main centre leaders

*Mayor of Auckland - Thomas Peacock followed by James Clark
*Mayor of Christchurch - Charles Thomas Ick
*Mayor of Dunedin - Archibald Hilson Ross
*Mayor of Hamilton - Thomas Dawson followed by Bernard Charles Beale followed by John Knox
*Mayor of Wellington - William Hutchison

Events

*September: "The Waikato Mail" begins publishing in Cambridge. The newspaper is produced three times a week. It ceases to publish in 1883. [cite web|url=http://cambridgemuseum.org.nz/Npapers/npfront.htm|title=Newspapers|publisher=Cambridge Museum]

Undated

Wellington Teachers College is opened.

Arts and literature

Music

Appointments and awards

*Primate of New Zealand - Henry John Chitty Harper (Bishop of Christchurch)
*Bishop of Auckland - William Garden Cowie
*Bishop of Dunedin - Samuel Tarratt Nevill
*Bishop of Nelson - Andrew Burn Suter
*Bishop of Waiapu - Edward Craig Stuart
*Bishop of Wellington - Octavius Hadfield

port

Athletics

Cricket

Golf

Horse racing

*New Zealand Cup winner: Le Loup
*New Zealand Derby winner: Sir Mordred
*Auckland Cup winner: Foul Play
*Wellington Cup winner: Foul Play

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Rowing

Rugby Union

The Wellington Union is the first to hold a club championships.Todd, S. (1976) "Sporting Records of New Zealand." Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7]

Provincial club rugby champions

Wellington: Athletic

hooting

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Okey (Taranaki)

wimming

The first swimming club in New Zealand, Christchurch Amateur Swimming Club, is formed on 11 October.Beresford, P. (1976) "Encyclopedia of Swimming" London: Robert Hale and Company] It is soon followed by others throughout New Zealand.

Tennis

Prior to this year there are tennis clubs in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. As well as tennis club members also play croquet, bowls and archery.

Births

Deaths

ee also

*List of years in New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand history
*History of New Zealand
*Military history of New Zealand
*Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
*Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

"For world events and topics in 1880 not specifically related to New Zealand see": 1880

References

;General
* Romanos, J. (2001) "New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists." Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7;Specific